Dispensing Solutions Pavilion brings dispensing opportunities into focus

For innovative ideas to expand your profit potential through optical dispensing, explore the new Dispensing Solutions Pavilion, a live, interactive experience making its debut during the 2006 American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) annual meeting, Nov. 11-14 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas.

Presented by Ophthalmology Times and the American Association of Dispensing Ophthalmologists (AADO), the Dispensing Solutions Pavilion is a pioneering way for dispensing ophthalmologists and their staffs to maximize the economic possibilities offered by dispensing.

The Dispensing Solutions Pavilion is designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of ophthalmologists who either are currently dispensing or may be considering opening dispensaries. Located at booth 2272 in Hall B, the pavilion will showcase products and services offered by industry leaders such as Compulink, Fashion Optical Displays, Fast Grind, HPSC Financial Services, Optical Dynamics, Safilo, Shamir, Soderberg/Varilux, Topcon, Transitions, Tura, and Carl Zeiss.

Another significant component of the pavilion is the theater, where visitors can listen to an exclusive curriculum featuring symposia delivered by sponsor representatives and AADO faculty. Presentations will begin daily at 9:15 a.m. and continue throughout the day at 45-minute intervals.

Scheduled topics include:

• ABCs of a Profitable Optical Lab

• Automating Your Dispensary

• Bringing Dispensing into Focus

• Controlling Service, Cost, and Quality

• Dispensing Laboratory of Today

• Electronic Health Records: Solutions That Meet Your Needs

• Equipment and Practice Financing for the Eye-care Professional

• Freeform Lens Technology

• Healthy Sight Counseling

• How to Sell Eyewear Like a Pro

• Important Steps to Take Your Practice Paperless

• Inventory Control: Preventing Fraud and Abuse

• Maximizing Profits and Potential in the Dispensary

• Ophthalmology and the Dispensary

• Power of Fashion Branding

• Setting Up the Perfect Dispensary

Additionally, a conference area will be available for physicians and their staffs to consult with other dispensing ophthalmologists and AADO members at no additional charge. "AADO and

Ophthalmology Times

are committed to using all of our resources to make this a huge success," said Vincent K. Young, MD, AADO president.

"Nothing like the Ophthalmology Times/AADO Dispensing Solutions Pavilion has ever been done," said Lauri B. Jorgensen, publisher of Ophthalmology Times. "Creating this landmark educational opportunity together demonstrates our commitment to the industry and strengthens our positions as leaders in the industry we both serve."